About Dr. HRS Girn

Over two and a half decades extensive experience in care of cirrhotic and liver failure patients, complex Hepato-Pancreato- Biliary Surgery and Multiorgan Transplantation (Liver and Kidney) including 12 years training in some of best hospitals in UK (2001 – 2013). Over 5000 complex hepatobiliary procedures performed in surgical practice.

Area of expertise

• Acute liver failure, care of cirrhotic patients, Surgery in Cirrhotic patients
• Transplantation of Liver in adult and pediatrics (cadaveric and live donor transplantation)
• Combined Liver Kidney transplantation and re-do liver transplantation
• Complex Liver cancer surgery (Open, Keyhole / Robotic)
• Surgery for liver metastasis – Bowel and Breast cancer metastasis to liver
• Complex Bile duct surgery – Strictures, Bile duct Injury / gall stone disease, Cholangiocarcinomas, Gall Bladder disease and cancers
• Pancreas cancer surgery
• Pancreatic necrosis / complex pancreatitis management – Minimally invasive / laparoscopic Necrosectomies
• Intestinal failure care – nutritional / sustenance / Assessment / Bowel / transplantation.

Awards and recognitions

• Founding member Liver Transplant Society of India, Various Facilitations and presentation at Indian and European Hepato-pancreato-biliary associations, British Transplant Society and regional meetings pan India.
• Recognised for promoting HPB surgery and Liver transplantation as a sub-specialty in Punjab for over a decade’s worth of work done there
• Member of Pan Indian Organ Donation Advisory committee of Indian Medical Association
• Over 30 Publications, Poster/ paper presentations
• Teaching Faculty in Royal College Surgical Training and basic science courses during tenure in UK
• Teaching faculty in various cadaveric teaching courses pan India